Attachment for telephones



Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,455

A. B. TOPPAN ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES- Filed Nov. 15 1922 INVENTOR WWWATTORNEY Patented Aug. 7, 1923 a I Ldddgi ALBERT BROOKINGSTOPPAN, OFWATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

Application filed November l3, 1922. Serial No. 600,766.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT B. TorPAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Watertown, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new.

and useful Improvements in Attachments for Telephones, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for telephones and has for anobject the provision of a cheap, simple and easily attached device foruse upon the mouthpiece transmitter, whereby a fresh surface may beprovided each time the telephone is used, to render the same sanitary.Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter, which in addition to its sanitary qualities, may be used as amemorandum and will afford a cheap and useful device for the purposeintended.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of construction,

to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a portion of atelephone instrument with the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a front view of the same.

V Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the holder. H

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like characters ofreference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10indicates a portion of a telephone instrument of the type in common use,which includes a hingedly mounted transmitter 12' from which extends amouthpiece 13.

The invention which is designed for attachment to a mouthpiece comprisesa pad 14, of any suitable shape and thickness and is preferably formedof a plurality of sheets of paper having openings therein, whichopenings register to provide a central opening 15 which extendstransversely through the pad and is of a diameter approximately the sameor slightly smaller than the diameter of the other end of the mouthpieceV 13. The invention further includes a holder by means of which the padis detaehably secured to the mouthpiece and this holder is I preferablyformed of a single length of spring wire and bent to provide oppositelyextending curved gripping arms 16 which engage the outer periphery ofthe mouth piece 13 and from which extend spring arms 17 and 18-. Thearms 17 are spaced apart and extend in opposite directions from oneanother and carry at their outer free ends hooks 19 which engage overone ed e of the pad 14. The arm 18 also carries at its outer free end ahook 20 for the same purpose, but this lastmentioned hook is arranged inlooped formation, so that the arm 18 is double with the arms 16extending therefrom.

In the use of the invention, person about to use the telephone will tearoff one sheet of paper from the pad 14c, in accordance with directionswhich may be printed upon the sheet. This provides a fresh surface forthe user, so that each person using the telephone is provided with suchfresh surface. Due to the resilient-nature of the arms 17 and 18, as thepad is reduced in thickness by the removal of the sheets, the said padwill be at all times held in close contacting engagement with the outeredge of the mouthpiece.

In addition to its use as a sanitary article,

the invention may provide a convenient memorandum sheet, while ifdesired an advertisement may be printed thereon so that it will inaddition provide a valuable advertising article.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is heref in reserved tomakesuch changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

,I'Iaving described the invention what is claimed is The combinationwith a telephone transmitter of a plurality'of detachable sheets ofmaterial arranged in pad formation and provided with a central openingand a holder for detachably securing the pad in 7 position, said holderincluding substantially centrally arranged mouthpiece gripping arms,spring arms extending therefrom and means located at the outer ends ofthe spring arms for engagement with the pad.

In tGStlIIlOIlY whereof I affix my signature.

ALBERT BROOKINGS TOPPAN.

